Rewrite the Stars

by Charleigh Rose

Show me your claws, Princess.

“Whoa, slow down, killer. You’re leaving me already?” He casually slings an arm around her shoulders, like they’re old friends, leading her back this way.

Evan’s arms are folded across her chest, but I see the way her body relaxes, and the way a small, reluctant smile tries to break free even as she shakes her head. Eros has that way about him. He makes everyone feel at ease. A surge of something rolls through me in a wave. If I cared to dissect the foreign feeling, I’d say it feels a lot like…jealousy.

“There. That wasn’t so hard. Beer?”

“You’re not old enough to drink that.”

“Who’s going to tell on me?” Evan looks me in the eye as she pops it open, bringing it to her pouty lips. My dick twitches at the sight.

I grab Evan’s hand, leading her away. “Let’s go.”

She stares down at our linked hands with a crease between those blue eyes, and I drop hers like it’s burned me. It’s the second time I’ve willingly reached for her tonight.

“You look like you enjoyed that.”

“As much as you enjoyed watching me enjoy it?”

“Not even ...

“Oh!” Evan stops short, shoving the bag of cotton candy into my chest. “I’ve always wanted to do this,” she says excitedly.

“Don’t waste your money,” I say, trying to pull her away. “You know it’s all hocus pocus.”

“Well, duh. That’s part o...

“Suit you...

“You’re not going to come...

“Not a ch...

“Wait fo...

“I’ll be ...

I watch as she pushes back the flap of the tent and ducks inside, a weird sense of foreboding trickling down my spine that I can’t explain. Minutes pass, seeming like hours, as I pace ba...

When my curiosity gets the best of me, I slip inside, remaining undetected, knowin...

“…cursed to repeat the mistakes of the past.”

“What the hell!”

“Did I hurt you, dear?”

“I’m ...

“You can come in now, ...

“Are you wearing your protection?”

I bring her hand to my chest to feel the cross underneath my shirt.

She gave it to me when I was a kid, insisting I wear it, especially when I’m doing a show. She tried getting Eros to wear one, too, but he refuses. He wants nothing to do with God or religion. He’s convin...

“Good boy.” She pats my chest. “You’ll need it.”

“All will reveal itself when the time is right,”

“Sebastian,” she calls my name as I’m walking away. I look over my shoulder to meet her eyes. “Remember who you are and who you belong to.”

“Always.” It’s not like I can forget.

I CAN’T GET THE FORTUNE teller’s words out of my head.

once we touched hands, she looked…frightened. Something shifted in that moment.

“Don’t go.” His voice is full of gravel and reluctance.

“Why should I stay?”

“Because I don’t feel like waiting another year t...

I swallow hard, dropping my forehead to his chest to hide my face. I hate showing any emotion. Any vulnerability. But Sebastian catches me off guard, not...

“Don’t you have a normal vehicle? Preferably one with four wheels?”

“I could take one of the trucks,” he starts. “But then I wouldn’t be able to feel those legs wrapped around me. Where’s the fun in that?”

“Do you trust me?” he asks, just like he did the first night we met. He takes my eye roll as a yes and lifts me by my waist, depositing me on the back of his bike. His hands linger on the sides of my hips as he settles into the space between my legs, causing my dress to ride up.

I grab a fist full of his dirty white T-shirt and pull. Sebastian doesn’t hesitate. He kisses me like he’s been waiting just as long as I have.

“What’s going on in that head of yours?”

“Nothing.” Everything.

“Don’t lie to me. Your whole demeanor changed as soon as we got here. Your body went rigid.”

“I just… I don’t want to go in...

“I can think of a few things we can do to k...

“Fuck, Evan. Stop.”

“Why?”